Johannesburg - The Traffic Management and Corporation (RTMC) has urged the public to report fraud and corruption at vehicle testing stations.
This is after Gauteng members of the National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit (Ntacu) arrested a private vehicle examiner and the owner of a vehicle licensing company in Joburg for issuing a fraudulent vehicle roadworthy certificate on Monday.
According to RTMC spokesman Simon Zwane, it is alleged the two colluded to have a roadworthy certificate issued for a vehicle without physically examining it and testing it as required. He said Ntacu launched an investigation following a complaint that a private examiner at Motorcity vehicle testing station in Langlaagte had certified a bakkie as roadworthy while it was parked at another place.
Zwane said the examiner had allegedly been approached by the owner of a business trading as Gauteng Registration and Licence Bureau for a roadworthy certificate on the vehicle.
“Gauteng Registration and Licence Bureau operates as a business that assists the public to obtain vehicle registration and licences,” Zwane said.
“It is alleged the vehicle had defects and failed a roadworthiness test at another testing station.”
The pair had appeared in court on Thursday on charges of fraud.
Zwane added that unroadworthy vehicles contributed significantly to collisions, injuries and deaths.
Members of the public with information on fraud or graft at testing stations can call 0861 400 800.
The Star